Severance Pay Could Be The Next Big Progressive Labor Cause
Severance Pay Could Be The Next Big Progressive Labor Cause
The effort in New Jersey grew directly out of that Toys R Us campaign. Infuriated over the lack of severance, former...
The effort in New Jersey grew directly out of that Toys R Us campaign. Infuriated over the lack of severance, former Toys R Us employees began publicly protesting against the bankrupt company’s debtholders last year. They took on the name Rise Up Retail and began agitating for better protections for all retail workers who lose their jobs. The effort is backed by the Organization United for Respect, which has a history of organizing Walmart employees, and the liberal advocacy group Center for Popular Democracy.
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Northern Virginia Is Keeping Amazon’s 25,000 Jobs, and Wants You to Know It
Northern Virginia Is Keeping Amazon’s 25,000 Jobs, and Wants You to Know It
“Do not come to our cities expecting to ignore the democratic process and hoard the resources that our communities...
“Do not come to our cities expecting to ignore the democratic process and hoard the resources that our communities desperately need,” Local Progress, an organization of local officials, said in a statement.
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New York’s Ejection of Amazon Is the Start of a Movement
New York’s Ejection of Amazon Is the Start of a Movement
In a letter released Wednesday by the advocacy organization Local Progress, representatives from New York City, Chicago...
In a letter released Wednesday by the advocacy organization Local Progress, representatives from New York City, Chicago, Columbus, Austin, Dallas, Indiana, Somerville, D.C., Philadelphia, and Dallas city councils—including some who signed the original non-aggression pact—stated that they’d “do all we can to prevent our cities from participating in Amazon’s rigged game.
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Report: Jobs from Amazon's New York expansion likely won't come to Seattle
Report: Jobs from Amazon's New York expansion likely won't come to Seattle
"In fact, they funded the opposition," Mosqueda said during a briefing hosted by Local Progress. "And what we saw was...
"In fact, they funded the opposition," Mosqueda said during a briefing hosted by Local Progress. "And what we saw was not just an attack on policy, but on the very existence on public policy making and the role we have to play."
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Latinopia Event 2015 Puerto Rico Debt Crisis
The restructuring deal has met with opposition from both creditors and large segments of the Puerto Rican community....
The restructuring deal has met with opposition from both creditors and large segments of the Puerto Rican community. Some of the bond holders are rumored to be considering an appeal of the restructuring plan. Meanwhile, many Puerto Rican civic and oversight groups such as the Center for Popular Democracy (CPD), the Citizen Front for the Debt Audit (Comisión Ciudadana Para la Auditoría Integral del Crédito Público), and Puerto Rico’s Citizens for Debt Audit (Frente Ciudadano por la Auditoría de la Deuda) all denounce the approval of the restructuring plan as an easy way to appease bondholders while ignoring the long term development needs of the Puerto Rican economy.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Commands Attention in a White Cape at the State of Union
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Commands Attention in a White Cape at the State of Union
Archila, who works as co-executive director of Center for Popular Democracy Action, told Flake about her own experience...
Archila, who works as co-executive director of Center for Popular Democracy Action, told Flake about her own experience with sexual assault, urging him not to vote for Kavanaugh, who himself had been accused by multiple women of inappropriate behavior.
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Opositores al acuerdo de COFINA: "Esto significa 40 años más de impuestos"
Opositores al acuerdo de COFINA: "Esto significa 40 años más de impuestos"
Mientras, Julio López Varona, Centro para la Democracia Popular (CPD), indicó que la reestructuración del 24% de la...
Mientras, Julio López Varona, Centro para la Democracia Popular (CPD), indicó que la reestructuración del 24% de la deuda aprobada por la jueza Swain significa pagos garantizados a los bonistas sin ningún beneficio para la gente de Puerto Rico. "Por el contrario, los puertorriqueños tendrán que pagar la cuenta en forma de impuestos (IVU) más altos durante los próximos 40 años y más austeridad. Y esto es solo una señal de lo que está por venir. Este es un precedente peligroso que los bonistas a través de la Junta de Control Fiscal intentarán seguir usando al reestructurar el resto de la deuda en las próximas semanas. Nos negamos a quedarnos de brazos cruzados y ver cómo Wall Street destruye a Puerto Rico. Esperen más protestas y movilización pública para resistir este abuso."
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Groups Opposed to PR Debt Deal Say It Will Only Lead to More Taxes and Austerity
Groups Opposed to PR Debt Deal Say It Will Only Lead to More Taxes and Austerity
Groups opposed to the COFINA adjustment plan on the island and the diaspora, including the Center for Popular Democracy...
Groups opposed to the COFINA adjustment plan on the island and the diaspora, including the Center for Popular Democracy, Hedge Clippers, the Puerto Rican the Citizen Front for the Debt Audit, VAMOS, and a professor of constitutional law in San Juan (a member of the Citizen’s Commission to Audit the Debt) released the following statement following its approval by federal judge Laura Taylor Swain.
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Oakland Teachers Are on the Verge of a Strike
A 2015 report by the Center for Popular Democracy estimated that federal, state, and local governments could lose more...
A 2015 report by the Center for Popular Democracy estimated that federal, state, and local governments could lose more than $1.4 billion to charter school fraud and waste. There are also plenty of legal opportunities for profit: thirty-three states allow for-profit companies to manage charter schools, and four states allow charters themselves to be for-profit.
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National liberal groups back ‘fusion voting’ in New York
National liberal groups back ‘fusion voting’ in New York
A letter provided to the Times Union was signed by leaders of national liberal groups Indivisible and Moveon, women's...
A letter provided to the Times Union was signed by leaders of national liberal groups Indivisible and Moveon, women's rights advocates from the groups NARAL and UltraViolet, large community organizing networks, including CPD Action and People's Action, and Our Revolution, the organization that grew out of Sen. Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign for president, among a dozen others.
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